Egyptian Communist Party

The Egyptian Communist Party is a political party of Egypt formed in 1958.

History
The Egyptian Communist Party was founded in 1958, but it was soon put down. In 1975, it was re-founded by members of the original party and it was barred from running in elections by Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak. Many were killed and imprisoned under Mubarak, but in 2011 they covertly assisted in the Egyptian Revolution. On 16 November 2013 they took over the Upper House of Egypt in a revolution and 100% of the government became communist during one of many political crises in Egypt.